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stock markets drifted lower today after the obama administration increased pressure on syria. the dow industrials fell 64 points. nasdaq was a fraction lower. the markets had been up before the comments about syria's use of chemical weapons. >>> the u.s. treasury secretary is urging congress to raise the nation's debt limit as soon as possible. in a letter to congress, he says federal funds will dry out in mid-october. unless the government agents, the government will no longer be able to pay its bills. failure could put social security payments at risk, along with money for veterans. >>> state senator mark leno wants to take action against russia and its new laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. for example, a public kiss or displaying a rainbow flag are grounds for arrest. his resolution passed a committee today. >>> a 33-year-old army staff sergeant with ties to the bay area was awarded the medal of honor today for his heroic actions for a deadly fire fight in afghanistan. ♪ [ music ] >>> during a white house ceremony, ty carter was honored for
stock markets drifted lower today after the obama administration increased pressure on syria. the dow industrials fell 64 points. nasdaq was a fraction lower. the markets had been up before the comments about syria's use of chemical weapons. >>> the u.s. treasury secretary is urging congress to raise the nation's debt limit as soon as possible. in a letter to congress, he says federal funds will dry out in mid-october. unless the government agents, the government will no longer be able...
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the obama administration did not respond to the decision.advocates of health care reform contend costs are minimal compared to overall medical insurance inflation. ask and you may receive. career builder discovered that 49% of job hunters do 'not' negotiate over salary, and take the first offer. while 45% of employers "are" willing to negotiate. which means nearly half of all new hires could earn more money--- if they asked. still to come: the little film that could. how "persistance" paid off for this weeks box office winner. plus.....are you paying too much for your car? why geography may be to blame... and, go big --or go home....the sprawling cities that top travel plans "this" labor day weekend. prepare to get packing -- after the break. your car may be costing more than you think...bankrate dot com, surprised drivers with a ranking of the most and least expensive states to own a car. residents of georgia pay the most, followed by california, wyoming, rhode island and nevada. despite ranging gas and repair costs bankrate analyst claes bell says the biggest factor in the study, was
the obama administration did not respond to the decision.advocates of health care reform contend costs are minimal compared to overall medical insurance inflation. ask and you may receive. career builder discovered that 49% of job hunters do 'not' negotiate over salary, and take the first offer. while 45% of employers "are" willing to negotiate. which means nearly half of all new hires could earn more money--- if they asked. still to come: the little film that could. how...
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. >>> sending a clear message, how the obama administration says it will deal with states that recently legalized marijuana. >>> but first -- >> marijuana seized as evidence but it's not headed to an incinerator, why it was returned to the distense -- dispensary it was taken from. >> and chief unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> marijuana advocates are hailing the decision as a big step forward. for a vallejo man who once ran a successful dispensary, something we don't see very often. authorities seized his marijuana but today they had to return it. only on 2, ktvu's deborah villalon is live with how the case collapsed but not in time to save the man'
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i think diplomats are suspecting that is what the obama administration has in mind. we're told by the white house that no decision yet has been made. no decision on what exactly is going to happen, and the final decision is on the timing. one useful bit of information that i've come across in the last few minutes following a phone call. >> the u.n. continued their mission. they took their samples, they interviewed their witnesses. so that investigation is underway. one very important caveat to all that is to remember the mandate for this investigation of those inspectors. they have been told to find out whether chemical weapons have been used. they are not supposed to determine who used them. in many ways the investigation can go on, but it doesn't help us in what happens next. and it seems to me that the obama administration and some of the western allies now believe a route other than the u.n. is needed. >> u.n. diplomat i caic editor, james, good to talk to you. the agreement of 1997 bans the stock piling of chemical weapons. there is no reliable information on ho
i think diplomats are suspecting that is what the obama administration has in mind. we're told by the white house that no decision yet has been made. no decision on what exactly is going to happen, and the final decision is on the timing. one useful bit of information that i've come across in the last few minutes following a phone call. >> the u.n. continued their mission. they took their samples, they interviewed their witnesses. so that investigation is underway. one very important...
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letter that went out to the obama administration that leaked online. where they are afraid that their overall health care costs will go up nearly $100 next year. it has to do with the regular growth in health care costs across the country, but some of it is because of obamacare, and they are worried because all of these people are going to be added to their role. they're going to pay attention taxes because of the way they have their benefits. that's real money. >> i don't -- i don't think delta is so magnanimous if that -- push it off on to the employees and push it off on raising ticket prices. >> they have to pay for it somehow. here's the things, health care costs overall in this country, they have grown for addition -- however, so many more people are coming into the system, being required to be offered health care insurance by their employers, certain up to the age of 26, is just one example. someone's got to pay for that and that means companies and their bottom lines and that means they're going to have to change the way their benefits are offe
letter that went out to the obama administration that leaked online. where they are afraid that their overall health care costs will go up nearly $100 next year. it has to do with the regular growth in health care costs across the country, but some of it is because of obamacare, and they are worried because all of these people are going to be added to their role. they're going to pay attention taxes because of the way they have their benefits. that's real money. >> i don't -- i don't...
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and what would that be like for the obama administration? more after this. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." what began as a grassroots protest against syria's government quickly turned into a proxy war. so can there be hope for a political solution in a country so deeply divided? still with us to continue the discussion, hilary mann lefret, and kurt volker. kurt we'll start with you in this particular segment. some of these rebel groups are assigned with al qaeda. they want to impose sharia law, is it in the united states best interest to help them. >> you have a regime that has killed a hundred thousand people. they have gone against their own population, that started off peacefully demanding change in the way the government was running the country. that has then been exploited by external groups. al qaeda groups, to provide arms, the regime has become radicalized, and you have seen iran and russia become directly involved as well. the only ones who are not involved are the ones that would support some sort of negotiated situation. t
and what would that be like for the obama administration? more after this. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." what began as a grassroots protest against syria's government quickly turned into a proxy war. so can there be hope for a political solution in a country so deeply divided? still with us to continue the discussion, hilary mann lefret, and kurt volker. kurt we'll start with you in this particular segment. some of these rebel groups are assigned with al qaeda. they...
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the obama administration is not pulling any punches in calling it an assad attack. what is are the political risks if the white house is wrong? >> there is a huge political risk. we've seen before when there were the iraqi weapons of mass destruction. that did not turn out so well, and the islamist invasion of iraq. so this has been long in the making. if the u.s. makes a strike without independent verification it will be widely perceived as illegitimate. it could send the region further into flames. it's a risky gamble. >> thank you for joining us. tom rice at the university of san diego. >>> meanwhile a pro-syrian government group is claiming responsibility for attacking "the new york times" weapons tuesday. it was taken down by a group of hackers who called themselves "the syrian electronic army." users trying to access the times online came across error messages, and this is not the first time. the same group which is known for attacking media websites hacked the "washington post" web page just earlier this month. >>> 11 major wildfires are burning in california
the obama administration is not pulling any punches in calling it an assad attack. what is are the political risks if the white house is wrong? >> there is a huge political risk. we've seen before when there were the iraqi weapons of mass destruction. that did not turn out so well, and the islamist invasion of iraq. so this has been long in the making. if the u.s. makes a strike without independent verification it will be widely perceived as illegitimate. it could send the region further...
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. ♪ >>> and the obama administration seems determined to make military action against syria. the white house says there is no doubt that the president of syria authorized the use of chemical weapons against his own people nearly one week ago. the syrian government is challenging the obama administration to prove its accusations. >> we're all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. if these countries are willing to launch an aggress against syria, i believe the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. and i challenge them to produce any single piece evidence. >> the white house says it has that evidence. let's go to mike viqueira. mike, the white house is promising an intelligence assessment by the end of the week. >> that's absolutely right. you heard secretary kerry talk about that today. and jay carney says we will see that intelligence assessment on exactly what happened and try to pinpoint exactly who used them. of course the un has inspectors there. that is not part of their mandate. they are not there to cast blame or responsibility. what
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government inches closer to military action in syria while the obama administration pushes forward the international community is urging caution and restraint more on the growing tensions up ahead and the waters of california santa barbara coast a secret for years now there have been offshore fracking even though there are no regulations and the coast was once trashed by an oil spill both tell you more coming up. and pay raises and bonuses are usually reserved for rewards for doing good work but that's not the case for many of the nation's top c.e.o.'s especially at a time of growing wealth inequality more on that later in the show. it's friday august thirtieth and i'm meghan lopez in washington d.c. and you are watching r t well we begin this newscast with the crisis in syria president obama and his cabinet are still deliberating on whether or not the u.s. should become militarily involved in syria and if so to what extent earlier today secretary of state john kerry addressed the public reiterating administration rhetoric against president bashar all asada and his military's alleged u
government inches closer to military action in syria while the obama administration pushes forward the international community is urging caution and restraint more on the growing tensions up ahead and the waters of california santa barbara coast a secret for years now there have been offshore fracking even though there are no regulations and the coast was once trashed by an oil spill both tell you more coming up. and pay raises and bonuses are usually reserved for rewards for doing good work...
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the obama administration now has until september 24th to respond. the kellys' attorney said in a letter to attorney general eric holder, quote, government officials investigating a high level sex scandal engaged in willful and intentional violations of confidentiality and privacy requirements with the effect to divert public folks and diffuse political pressure. the obama administration has declined to comment given the pending litigation. coming up next on "the lead," terrorists waiting in the wings. could al qaeda benefit from a u.s. strike on syria? plus does the original boy band have a new album in the works? how some on line soothes -- sleuths reveal hints of a new beatles record? oral-b pro-health toothbrushes with crisscross technology remove up to 90% of plaque in hard to reach areas. feel the difference. oral-b, trust the brand more dentists and hygienists use. oral-b. life opens up when you do. >>> welcome back to "the lead." coming back to our world lead, the crisis in syria spawned a global game of chess with diplomatic gymnastics and p
the obama administration now has until september 24th to respond. the kellys' attorney said in a letter to attorney general eric holder, quote, government officials investigating a high level sex scandal engaged in willful and intentional violations of confidentiality and privacy requirements with the effect to divert public folks and diffuse political pressure. the obama administration has declined to comment given the pending litigation. coming up next on "the lead," terrorists...
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. >>> the obama administration considering how to respond to what it is calling undeniable use of chemical weapons in syria. the secretary of state said the attack was a moral obscenity, and said all signs point to the assad regime. >>> the nation's biggest forest fire is now threating more than 4500 structures in california. >>> the military trial of nidal hassan now in its sentencing phase. he was found guilty of killing 13 people in 2009. >>> students and teachers wrapped up their first day of school in chicago. some parents are complaining students are forced to walk through crime areas in chicago because of school closures. >>> those are the headlines. "consider this" is next on al jazeera. i'll see you back here at 11:00 eastern time. and you can always get the latest online at aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ >>> america inching toward action in syria. president obama, and secretary of state kerry are weighing the options as the world waits. if the u.s. does intervene what would the cost be financially and emotionally, and will americans tolerate another conflict in the middle east. and the o
. >>> the obama administration considering how to respond to what it is calling undeniable use of chemical weapons in syria. the secretary of state said the attack was a moral obscenity, and said all signs point to the assad regime. >>> the nation's biggest forest fire is now threating more than 4500 structures in california. >>> the military trial of nidal hassan now in its sentencing phase. he was found guilty of killing 13 people in 2009. >>> students and...
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. ♪ ♪ >> the obama administration says there is a sense of urgency facing the ongoing crisis in syria. the white house postpone aid meeting with russia scheduled for we understand it wants to weigh its response to a chemical weapons attack by syria. john kerry said there is little doubt the a sad regime is behind the attack. exactly what military options are the u.s. wearing? >> reporter: it was the strongest condemnation yet from the administration. >> what we saw in syria last week should shot the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morale at this. let me be clear, the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children, and innocent by standsers, by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. >> reporter: as horrific em are images of death and suffering continue to stream out of syria. president obama met with top advisors at the white house. and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader to discuss options. now kerry says the syrian regime will pay a price. >> president obama believes that there must being accountability for th
. ♪ ♪ >> the obama administration says there is a sense of urgency facing the ongoing crisis in syria. the white house postpone aid meeting with russia scheduled for we understand it wants to weigh its response to a chemical weapons attack by syria. john kerry said there is little doubt the a sad regime is behind the attack. exactly what military options are the u.s. wearing? >> reporter: it was the strongest condemnation yet from the administration. >> what we saw in...
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meantime, we're waiting for the obama administration to release intelligence backing its claims. we have fox team coverage tonight. fox news military analyst, jennifer griffin at the pentagon, what we know about possible tactics. we begin with chief white house correspondent ed henry on where things stand now. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, bret. at this hour, the president is huddled in meetings whether to inch closer to military action, amid questions whether he will do something he railed against in 2008, acting unilaterally. as syrian officials -- biden joined the officials saying action is imminent. >> national security is strengthened. we will hold accountable those who violate international norms. >> reporter: two years ago this month president obama called for syrian president bashar al-assad to go. today, white house officials declared the objective of any possible military action would not be to drive the dictator from power. >> the options are not about regime change, they're about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibit
meantime, we're waiting for the obama administration to release intelligence backing its claims. we have fox team coverage tonight. fox news military analyst, jennifer griffin at the pentagon, what we know about possible tactics. we begin with chief white house correspondent ed henry on where things stand now. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, bret. at this hour, the president is huddled in meetings whether to inch closer to military action, amid questions whether he will do...
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it is a complete humiliation for the obama administration. here's obama trying to gather an ally or two for a pinprick and gets nothing. >> the president laid down america's credibility by issuing a red line. >> the president of the united states said for a year that bashar assad thoos go. now we're in a position to go, now they have no strategy, no idea what they're doing.
it is a complete humiliation for the obama administration. here's obama trying to gather an ally or two for a pinprick and gets nothing. >> the president laid down america's credibility by issuing a red line. >> the president of the united states said for a year that bashar assad thoos go. now we're in a position to go, now they have no strategy, no idea what they're doing.
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moment where the obama administration is revealing its intelligence. to prove the syrian government is behind the attack. they are doing that as they make their case to congress even though they are not promising votes in congress. syrian president bashar al assad remained defiant denying his forces used chemical weapons. while white house officials hit hard with questions about another iraq insisted they have an air tight case over last week's mass chemical attack. >> these international norms are important. and it is not appropriate for totalitarian dictators to flout them with impugnity. >> reporter: a key republican is backing the president up on the intelligence but charges the consultation has been more like checking a box. >> i think the facts will be on the president's side but he needs buy in from congress. >> we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact over the long term. >> reporter: retired major general says it is not just a shot across the bow and warned of a wider conflict if assad responds by st
moment where the obama administration is revealing its intelligence. to prove the syrian government is behind the attack. they are doing that as they make their case to congress even though they are not promising votes in congress. syrian president bashar al assad remained defiant denying his forces used chemical weapons. while white house officials hit hard with questions about another iraq insisted they have an air tight case over last week's mass chemical attack. >> these international...
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administration appears determined to enter this conflict with no clear purpose or aim obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice but it does not bend on its own is american intervention in syria really a bend towards justice. to cross not the war in syria i'm joined by pepe escobar in hong kong he's an investigative journalist and author and we also have stephen sless and you're in new york he is a senior fellow at the century foundation and author of the book act of creation or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want if i go to hong kong for us happiness is all about justice mr obama is looking for justice and threatening to bomb syria no it's about president of the united states of america and mash in his own web because he was reckless enough to be clear red line without sinking about the consequences and we're not talking about pulau or some island in the middle of the pacific who talk about the middle east so now he's backed into a corner he doesn't know what to do he's clueless my best sources and stephen maybe yo
administration appears determined to enter this conflict with no clear purpose or aim obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice but it does not bend on its own is american intervention in syria really a bend towards justice. to cross not the war in syria i'm joined by pepe escobar in hong kong he's an investigative journalist and author and we also have stephen sless and you're in new york he is a senior fellow at the century foundation and author of the book act of...
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war, nor does anyone in the obama administration really believe that airstrikes will somehow embolden or sustain the opposition, the rebel sources such that they could somehow march on damascus and throw assad out. so i think we are looking at something that's probably more limited and probably more punitive in nature. >> what about the divisions in the administration? the head of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey has been very wary about getting involved in syria. today, he was in jordan, which is one place where american planes may stage, if there is any kind of american strikes, they may be flying from jordan. on the other hand, we have secretary of state, john kerry. we heard him earlier. chris talked about the words he was using for force. let's listen to more of what he had to say >> president obama has been in close touch with leaders of our key allies and the president will be making an informed decision about how to respond to this indisriminate use of chemical weapons. but make no mistake: president obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use t
war, nor does anyone in the obama administration really believe that airstrikes will somehow embolden or sustain the opposition, the rebel sources such that they could somehow march on damascus and throw assad out. so i think we are looking at something that's probably more limited and probably more punitive in nature. >> what about the divisions in the administration? the head of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey has been very wary about getting involved in syria. today, he was in...
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assassination related documents that the obama administration has refused to disclose this despite a poll conducted by the national archives and records administration which showed that disclosure of these documents is the number one public demand upon release government information and you know this is all got me thinking about the history of government classification and the most interesting documents that are still being withheld from j.f.k. to the bay of pigs to the nixon tapes to obama u.s. government has a secret history of willing than dealings that ekes out decades after the fact unfortunately the revelations these documents often provide are just a mere afterthought sturrock a revisionism that's already been carved in stone so joining me now to dive into this issue a little bit further is breaking the separate but up with oh i don't know if you want to be on after after going to jail this is no do is go no the pressure and let's go over some of these there's i mean there's so many to go over j.f.k. fifty thousand documents they have said it's only one percent it's now. not t
assassination related documents that the obama administration has refused to disclose this despite a poll conducted by the national archives and records administration which showed that disclosure of these documents is the number one public demand upon release government information and you know this is all got me thinking about the history of government classification and the most interesting documents that are still being withheld from j.f.k. to the bay of pigs to the nixon tapes to obama...
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assassination related documents that the obama administration has refused to disclose this despite a poll conducted by the national archives and records administration which showed that disclosure of these documents is the number one public demand upon release government information and you know this is all got me thinking about the history of government classification and the most interesting documents that are still being withheld from j.f.k. to the bay of pigs to the nixon tapes to obama u.s. government has a secret history of willing then dealings that ekes out decades after the fact unfortunately the revelations these documents often provide are just a mere afterthought sturrock a revision is and that's already been carved in stone so joining me now to dive into this issue a little bit further is breaking the separate it up with oh i don't want to be on after after going to this is no do is go no the pressure and let's go over some of this is there's i mean there's so many to go over j.f.k. fifty thousand documents they have said it's only one percent it's not that much what's t
assassination related documents that the obama administration has refused to disclose this despite a poll conducted by the national archives and records administration which showed that disclosure of these documents is the number one public demand upon release government information and you know this is all got me thinking about the history of government classification and the most interesting documents that are still being withheld from j.f.k. to the bay of pigs to the nixon tapes to obama...
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the obama administration laid down this red line a year ago. i think he thought he could push the envelope again. and that he could actually show his own people that no one is going to come to their rescue. i think in the case of president obama, at least so far, assad calculated incorrectly. >> what would happen if the u.s. does launch air strikes, am t s tomahawk air missiles. >> i think that already they're so involved in the conflict, that it will cause them to then get more deeply involved. but actually, what will that involve? will it involve more assets on the ground? probably not. they can't go that much further into syria. iran could step up their assistance financially and with the irgc. we'll have to watch and wait. but this conflict overall is not getting any better. this is just going to be one chapter in a very long struggle we have in syria. >> nick, a lot of u.s. officials, as recently as a few hours ago, they're still really worried that the opposition, the rebels, that there's a huge al qaeda presence that seems to be growing.
the obama administration laid down this red line a year ago. i think he thought he could push the envelope again. and that he could actually show his own people that no one is going to come to their rescue. i think in the case of president obama, at least so far, assad calculated incorrectly. >> what would happen if the u.s. does launch air strikes, am t s tomahawk air missiles. >> i think that already they're so involved in the conflict, that it will cause them to then get more...
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late thursday, the obama administration briefed lawmakers on the syrian situation. congressional leaders were told the administration has proof, including intercepted communications that the assad regime was behind last week's chemical attack outside damascus. defense secretary chuck hagel said no decision has been made on syria. speaking in manila, hagel said the u.s. won't allow politics to detour it from taking action, saying the obama administration would work to assemble a coalition. >> every nation has a responsibility to make their own decisions. we respect that of any nation. we are continuing to consult with the british, as we are with all of our allies. >> hagel is due back in the u.s. today. >> the team of u.n. chemical weapons inspectors are spending their fourth and final day talking to doctors in damascus. the u.n. says it is only looking for proof of an attack, not investigates who is responsible. we have three reports, lyndon with british reaction, beirut following the refugees flight. we begin with mike at the white house. any sign to the president
late thursday, the obama administration briefed lawmakers on the syrian situation. congressional leaders were told the administration has proof, including intercepted communications that the assad regime was behind last week's chemical attack outside damascus. defense secretary chuck hagel said no decision has been made on syria. speaking in manila, hagel said the u.s. won't allow politics to detour it from taking action, saying the obama administration would work to assemble a coalition....
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the bush administration and the obama administration are doing the exact same thing. using chemical weapons as a pretext to carry out an illegal acted of aggression against a sovereign country. the people of the united states by a margin of 90% oppose any military strikes on syria. >> and i'm going to give you the last 15 seconds here. >> first, the presyrian army, as the gentleman from miami referred to, he says that they have defected and they went because they didn't want to shoot any civilians or children. on the other hand, if they were armed by the western powers, they are going to turn around and shoot other civilians. but just because they have a different political conviction, doesn't make them the enemy. >> and we're going to have to end it there, unfortunately. and while the u.s. considers actions in syria in the wake of evidence suggesting the use of chemical weapons, a startling new revelation from foreign policy magazine shows that the u.s. played a role in helping saddam hussein use ser yin gas to defeat iranian troops back in 1919 8. according to decla
the bush administration and the obama administration are doing the exact same thing. using chemical weapons as a pretext to carry out an illegal acted of aggression against a sovereign country. the people of the united states by a margin of 90% oppose any military strikes on syria. >> and i'm going to give you the last 15 seconds here. >> first, the presyrian army, as the gentleman from miami referred to, he says that they have defected and they went because they didn't want to...
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this is something the obama administration will want to strategically hide behind. we have had a time in the united states of about six or seven years of a very militarized foreign-policy where we responded to these threats around the world and even going back to the former u.s. lobby where we responded with military strikes. there is a knee-jerk sense that we have to respond with a military strike. the obama administration's mantra has been we are going to be the administration that does not do that. that is what is playing out here. this slow resistance to jumping to conclusions. guest: organizations such as yesterday, doctors without borders said that three of their hospitals that they work with in the damascus area reported thousands of, or within hours, victims coming in with symptoms of some sort of neurotoxic attack. you go back prior to that and both, not just u.s. intelligence but the israelis, have been saying that the assad regime has been keeping very careful control on their stockpiles of chemical weapons. that does not mean that there is proof that it
this is something the obama administration will want to strategically hide behind. we have had a time in the united states of about six or seven years of a very militarized foreign-policy where we responded to these threats around the world and even going back to the former u.s. lobby where we responded with military strikes. there is a knee-jerk sense that we have to respond with a military strike. the obama administration's mantra has been we are going to be the administration that does not...
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the obama administration about a possible military intervention in syria. in muted remarks, the president insisted no decision had been made, and any action would be limited and narrow. is america going to attack the assad regime, and when? mark mardell starts our coverage. in a damascus suburb, witnessed second hand by the whole world is a challenge for america and its president, posing a question about the nature of its power. >> it matters because if we choose to live in the world where a thug and murderer like bashar al-assad can gas thousands of his own people with impunity, even after the u.s. and our allies said no -- and in the world does nothing about it -- there will be no end to the test of our resolve, and the dangers that will flow from those others who believe that they can do as they will. >> he was fresh from a white house national security meeting, thece -- which reviewed intelligence. the u.s. intelligence assessment claims with a high degree of confidence that the syrian government carried out a chemical attack which killed 1429 people, a
the obama administration about a possible military intervention in syria. in muted remarks, the president insisted no decision had been made, and any action would be limited and narrow. is america going to attack the assad regime, and when? mark mardell starts our coverage. in a damascus suburb, witnessed second hand by the whole world is a challenge for america and its president, posing a question about the nature of its power. >> it matters because if we choose to live in the world...
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administration is spying on the united nations. here is what i think. any gathering of foreigners is a legitimate target for american espionage, unless we have agreement that precludes us from doing it. and any foreign government absent such an agreement that doesn't think we may be spying on them doesn't live in the real world. that's the way it is, doesn't
administration is spying on the united nations. here is what i think. any gathering of foreigners is a legitimate target for american espionage, unless we have agreement that precludes us from doing it. and any foreign government absent such an agreement that doesn't think we may be spying on them doesn't live in the real world. that's the way it is, doesn't
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real potential now of the obama administration military strike inside of syria. brooke baldwin is going to take it from here after a quick it from here after a quick break. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> here we go. breaking news on this friday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. you are watching cnn's special coverage of the escalating situation in syria. happening right now, we are learning at least part of what the white house knows when it comes to syria. i'm talking specifically about the release of this. this is the u.s. government assessment of the syrian government's use of chemical weapons. specifically talking about august 21, 2013. this is a declassified, four-page report here. declassified. that is serving as proof that
real potential now of the obama administration military strike inside of syria. brooke baldwin is going to take it from here after a quick it from here after a quick break. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> here we go. breaking news on this friday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. you are watching cnn's special coverage of the escalating situation in syria. happening right now, we are learning at least part of what the white house knows when it comes to syria. i'm talking...
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>> i would not stop doing it, but i think ray kelly was right when he said, look, the obama administration could have been a lot more transparent about what's going on here. be straight with the american people, tell them that their e-mails may be captured in this sweep. i think that american people can handle that, what they can't handle is secrets held by the obama administration which they don't trust. >> ray kelly, the new york police commissioner. >> my heart is with jane amary heart is with dan. i distrust the nsa. if you go back and read a story in our newspaper in 2008, what we have learned is entirely consistent with that, if you describe the scope of the way this operation working normally. that and the snowden details have put more detail to it. in specific, the revelations about the court admonishing the nsa suggests there is a mechanism for dealing with error, at least, and potentially with abuse. >> and the administration released the court rulings, declassified them themselves, this is not a leak, so it got the information out there and it does show that there is a process b
>> i would not stop doing it, but i think ray kelly was right when he said, look, the obama administration could have been a lot more transparent about what's going on here. be straight with the american people, tell them that their e-mails may be captured in this sweep. i think that american people can handle that, what they can't handle is secrets held by the obama administration which they don't trust. >> ray kelly, the new york police commissioner. >> my heart is with jane...
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>> well, greg, they seem to, because assad seems contemptuous of the obama administration and of the united states of america. he is using chemical weapons against his own people. it's a major wmd tact in the heart of the middle east, which is a key strategic area for the united states. the obama administration set this as a red line and he has now repeatedly violated this without any consequences. >> mark, the trouble with the president drawing a line in the sand, again, he called it a red line, is that he is forced to act when assad steps over it. but then when the president failed to act or he backed down, depending upon your point of view, did he lose credibility and respect and does that send a signal to others? hezbollah, russia, that america doesn't have the courage or conviction to act? >> greg, i think it sends a signals to those enemies and adversaries but also to our allies that the united states may not be serious about enforcing red lines or enforcing commitments. if you're benjamin netanyahu in israel right now you've heard the president say i don't bluff and i will sto
>> well, greg, they seem to, because assad seems contemptuous of the obama administration and of the united states of america. he is using chemical weapons against his own people. it's a major wmd tact in the heart of the middle east, which is a key strategic area for the united states. the obama administration set this as a red line and he has now repeatedly violated this without any consequences. >> mark, the trouble with the president drawing a line in the sand, again, he called...
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. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the president is justified in takes action. even without the backing of allies or the united nations. >> and questionsemain about our involvement in libya. and the terrorist attack in benghazi, we'll talk with larry ward, a group of special operation veterans who are calling on house speaker john boehner to create a appreciate committee to -- special committee t investigate the attack. >> and administration refusing to enforce a law it does not like, now giving states green light to adopt regulation legalizing small amounts of marijuana, dobbs lawakes up the case with our attorneys, ww begin with new obstacles blocking the formation of a coalition of the willing to strike syria. britain's defense secretary saying, that the u.k. will not take part in any military action against syria, after the government unexpecte
. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the president is justified in takes action. even without the backing of allies or the united nations. >> and questionsemain about our involvement in libya. and the terrorist attack in benghazi, we'll talk with...
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>> well, greg, they seem to, because assad seems contemptuous of the obama administration and of the united states of america. he is using chemical weapons against his own people. it's a major wmd tact in the heart of the middle east, which is a key strategic area for the united states. the obama administration set this as a red line and he has now repeatedly violated this without any consequences. >> mark, the trouble with the president drawing a line in the sand, again, he called it a red line, is that he is forced to act when assad steps over it. but then when the president failed to act or he backed down, depending upon your point of view, did he lose credibility and respect and does that send a signal to others? hezbollah, russia, that america doesn't have the courage or conviction to act? >> greg, i think it sends a signals to those enemies and adversaries but also to our allies that the united states may not be serious about enforcing red lines or enforcing commitments. if you're benjamin netanyahu in israel right now you've heard the president say i don't bluff and i will sto
>> well, greg, they seem to, because assad seems contemptuous of the obama administration and of the united states of america. he is using chemical weapons against his own people. it's a major wmd tact in the heart of the middle east, which is a key strategic area for the united states. the obama administration set this as a red line and he has now repeatedly violated this without any consequences. >> mark, the trouble with the president drawing a line in the sand, again, he called...
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analysts say the obama administration may have to repivot the focus back towards the middle east. countries in southeast asia are watching closely how the u.s. responds to these various security challenges. some asean members have disputes with china over the south china sea and view the u.s. focus on asia as critically important to counterbalance china's expanding power. >>> at least seven people have died in india and dozens more feared trapped after two adjacent apartment buildings collapse. the failures underline concerns about shoddy construction and lax regulations amidst the rush to build new homes and businesses. the first of three story apartment building collapse in the early hours of wednesday morning. the next door building collapsed 20 minutes later. rescuers are hurrying to find people who may still be trapped under the debris. >> translator: i was asleep when suddenly there was a loud noise. i thought it must be a blowout in an electric meter. but when i went downstairs, i saw the whole block had collapsed. >> the two buildings were part a 30-block housing developme
analysts say the obama administration may have to repivot the focus back towards the middle east. countries in southeast asia are watching closely how the u.s. responds to these various security challenges. some asean members have disputes with china over the south china sea and view the u.s. focus on asia as critically important to counterbalance china's expanding power. >>> at least seven people have died in india and dozens more feared trapped after two adjacent apartment buildings...
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. >> i do know that president obama and the american administration are not known to be trigger happy. what they will decide, i don't know. but certainly international law is very clear that security council has to be brought in. >> reporter: he's not the only u.n. official potentially causing problems for western military planners. u.n. weapons inspectors continue their work taking evidence and samples of the site of the chemical attacks, and no less a figure than the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon i pleading r them to complete their mission. >> the time needs time to do its job. here in the peace hear me say give peace a chance. >> reporter: it was echoed by the syrian ambassador at the united nations. it's worth ♪ing when the attack first took place its government said it was i will logical and fabricated >> we are sure of who did it, all we're asking for is to give time to the investigation team operating now in syria to conclude it's works to come up with the scientific report to be examined by the security council members. >> reporter: the comments coming from the u.n. fro
. >> i do know that president obama and the american administration are not known to be trigger happy. what they will decide, i don't know. but certainly international law is very clear that security council has to be brought in. >> reporter: he's not the only u.n. official potentially causing problems for western military planners. u.n. weapons inspectors continue their work taking evidence and samples of the site of the chemical attacks, and no less a figure than the u.n....
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supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi accused obama administration of giving the egyptian military a green light for what they call a coup in ousting president. opponents of morsi, namely the military and the security state have blamed the administration for cozying up to the brotherhood while it was in power and ignoring its many transgressions and you saw a clip of kind of the state and private media using very nationalistic language and trying to whip up the sentiment against the united states which is very popular. but i think it's important to remember that the vast military funding that goes to egypt, $1.3 billion every year, and the strong ties between the pentagon and egyptian army, little doubt washington's strongest support is for the generals. >> let me stop you there. that, to me, is what's so interesting about this entire conversation. obviously the american government was allied with mubarak for years. millions of dollars in aid. if you were to say to me egyptians are angry because the u.s. government is too closely aligned with the egyptian military or close
supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi accused obama administration of giving the egyptian military a green light for what they call a coup in ousting president. opponents of morsi, namely the military and the security state have blamed the administration for cozying up to the brotherhood while it was in power and ignoring its many transgressions and you saw a clip of kind of the state and private media using very nationalistic language and trying to whip up the sentiment against the...
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administration we have kind of full spectrum covert war you have the drone strikes continuation of the use of mercenaries use of special operations forces cruise missile strikes proxy warlords in somalia so it's all very very dirty right now and while people pale a lot of attention to drones right now this is really full spectrum and so i want to try to tell this whole story of all the players the. operate in the sort of shadows of this new world and of course the effect of these wars is kind of facilitating this anti-american sentiment this hostility toward american interests and and this country causing blowback i mean it seems like such an obvious concept yet when you go on the corporate media it's ridiculed i mean they literally do ridicule and scoffed the idea just like when you're on m s n b c n. do you really believe this i mean why is it that this obvious reality is either framed as friends or completely omitted from the discussion and i mean part of it is because we you know we don't have a lot of journalists that are going to these countries and talking to the people who have
administration we have kind of full spectrum covert war you have the drone strikes continuation of the use of mercenaries use of special operations forces cruise missile strikes proxy warlords in somalia so it's all very very dirty right now and while people pale a lot of attention to drones right now this is really full spectrum and so i want to try to tell this whole story of all the players the. operate in the sort of shadows of this new world and of course the effect of these wars is kind...
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. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members of congress detailing what they call evidence and proof that the assad regime used chemical weapons on their own people. now a declassified version is expected to be released soon after. the administration is trying to turn around public opinion. the majority of americans say they do not want to interconvenient with syria, even if chemical weapons were used. >> obama: if in fact, we can take limited, tailored approaches, not getting drawn into a long conflict, not a repetition of iraq, which i know a lot of people are worried about, but if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way we send a shout across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact over our national security in the long term, and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> reporter: the president went on to say in the interview that the goal is know eroded any more. now the speaker of the house of representatives john boe
. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members of congress detailing what they call evidence and proof that the assad regime used chemical weapons on their own people. now a declassified version is expected to be released soon after. the administration is trying to turn around public opinion. the majority of americans say they do not want to interconvenient with syria, even if chemical weapons were used. >> obama: if in fact,...
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what can you tell us about the obama administration's reaction to the crisis? >> the rhetoric has toughened in the five days since the chemical attacks in the suburb of damascus, as is a flurry of activity here at the white house and on the telephone. president obama saturday attending a national security council meeting here in the white house that lasted three hours, it was the second one into three days since the five days since the chemical attack. he's been on the phone, has president obama. he's spoken with the u.k. prime minister david cameron, yesterday with the french leader. about 27 calls including to john kerry's russian counter part in the face of strong opposition from the russians to military action, the secretary of state even spoke with his syrian counter part over the weekend. the white house with a very tough statement yesterday, senior administration official said regardless whether syria decide to say let the inspectors on site, they say it is too late and there is very little doubt that the regime is responsible for the attacks. >> general
what can you tell us about the obama administration's reaction to the crisis? >> the rhetoric has toughened in the five days since the chemical attacks in the suburb of damascus, as is a flurry of activity here at the white house and on the telephone. president obama saturday attending a national security council meeting here in the white house that lasted three hours, it was the second one into three days since the five days since the chemical attack. he's been on the phone, has...
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. >> sources inside of the obama administration are now leaking that the president is considering the use of force in the wake of the chemical attacks. do you think that that would make a difference and should the united states enter militarily in response to these attacks? >> the first thing to do is to make the united states position politically clear. the united states has lost a lot of credibility in the middle east recently. people hesitate to take it seriously as a major power. and it has proved to be a fickle friend. the president says something, then nothing happens. so on. you know you have to restore confidence first. you know before -- we can discuss the use of weapons. otherwise, you know, if you fire a few rockets as -- president clinton used to do in afghanistan, and then -- sit back, that would be quite useless. >> when you say establish, re-establish political credibility, what do you mean? do you mean -- side with the rebels, for example? look, we are going to enter more of -- more assertively on their behalf? >> first of all, no. to take -- clear political position,
. >> sources inside of the obama administration are now leaking that the president is considering the use of force in the wake of the chemical attacks. do you think that that would make a difference and should the united states enter militarily in response to these attacks? >> the first thing to do is to make the united states position politically clear. the united states has lost a lot of credibility in the middle east recently. people hesitate to take it seriously as a major...